Last common ancestor, no matter its feet, could have been a vertical climber
August 17, 2026
August 17, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 17 -- Ohio State University posted the following news:
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Last common ancestor, no matter its feet, could have been a vertical climber
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New research suggests that no matter what we eventually determine the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees to be, we'll learn it was a primate that climbed trees.
Humans and chimpanzees began their separate evolutionary paths between 6 and 7 million years ag . . .
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Last common ancestor, no matter its feet, could have been a vertical climber
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New research suggests that no matter what we eventually determine the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees to be, we'll learn it was a primate that climbed trees.
Humans and chimpanzees began their separate evolutionary paths between 6 and 7 million years ag . . .